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“Journalism is dead but long live journalism”

“The future needs the guts of journalists,” Shashi Kumar, a journalist, media innovator and television personality, said on a panel discussion about the past, present and future of journalism. On the panel were senior editors AS Panneerselvan and Santwana Bhattacharya, … Continue reading

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The soul of journalism was lost when the media lost its political consciousness: John Brittas

“Media and politics are birds of a feather, one cannot be separated from the other,” John Brittas, a former journalist and Rajya Sabha member, said. “Both are socially committed. The soul of journalism was lost when the media lost its … Continue reading

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“Men, shut your mouths and open your ears a little bit larger”

Journalism as a career for women, has honour, recognition and respect, for breaking stereotypes. With this prestige follows a great cost of harassment and discrimination and as veteran journalist Shahina KK brought to notice at the panel, slut-shaming. At a … Continue reading

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